FAQ: Tarot card decks

Tarot Card Decks are a set of 78 cards used for divination, spiritual guidance, and self-reflection. Each card contains rich symbolism and imagery that represents different life themes, emotions, and experiences. The deck is divided into two parts: the Major Arcana, which represents significant life events or spiritual lessons, and the Minor Arcana, which focuses on everyday situations and challenges. Tarot decks are often used to gain insight into personal issues, relationships, or life paths.

Tarot decks are used by spiritual seekers, mystics, and those interested in divination, personal growth, or intuitive guidance. They are popular among professional tarot readers, healers, and people exploring spirituality, mindfulness, and self-reflection. Many individuals also use tarot decks for personal development, meditation, or daily guidance, even if they aren’t trained in tarot reading.

You use tarot decks to gain insight, clarity, and perspective on life situations, whether you're facing a decision, dealing with a challenge, or seeking spiritual guidance. The cards help you reflect on your emotions, thoughts, and the patterns in your life, offering a mirror for self-discovery and growth. Tarot decks can also be used to tap into your intuition, helping you uncover answers or guidance that might not be immediately obvious.

To use the deck, you shuffle the cards while focusing on a question or issue you want clarity on. After selecting a card or spread of cards, you interpret their meanings based on their position, symbolism, and the context of your question. Some people follow specific tarot spreads (like the three-card past-present-future spread), while others draw a single card for daily guidance. You can use the cards for reflection, journaling, or meditation, allowing their messages to inspire you or provide insight into your current life circumstance.

Astro Tarot Deck

THE WORLD'S FIRST ASTROLOGY BASED TAROT DECK

SINGLE DECK

I expect you're wondering what is so different about my Astro-Tarot deck. Well, I had been using the classic tarot pack for years when I first began to think about devising my own version instead, about 15 years ago. Many people are familiar with the ordinary pack, but I wanted to create something new, exciting and innovative, combining my knowledge of the tarot with my experience of astrology.
I wanted to keep the 22 Major Arcana cards of the classic tarot because they are so important and rich in meaning, mythology and wisdom. Still, because the Minor Arcana deals with the nitty-gritty details of life, I felt it would be a challenge to create my own interpretation of them, drawing on my knowledge of astrology. Incidentally, that doesn't mean the traditional Minor Arcana cards are unimportant or outdated, simply that I wanted to devise my own version of them, using fresh and different images. So what exactly does my Astro- Tarot pack consist of?
Taking them in their numerical order (which is the order followed in this book), these are the cards I chose.
 First come the 22 cards of the Major Arcana, which are so steeped in symbolism. Because the Fool, which is the first card of the Major Arcana, traditionally doesn't have a number, these cards are numbered from 0-21.
 Next come the aces of the four suits from the traditional Minor Arcana (Pentacles, Wands, Swords and Cups). I kept the aces because they represent new beginnings and assertion (or a lack of it). They are numbered from 22-25.
 After them are the 12 Sun signs of the Western zodiac, which run from Aries to Pisces. I chose them because they represent the cosmic journey we take through life. They are numbered from 26-37.
 Then 12 signs of the Chinese horoscope follow next, running from the Rat to the Boar. I included them because Chinese horoscopes are based on the movements of the Moon, and therefore represent our emotions, senses, psychic side and spirituality. They are numbered from 38-49.

Card Illustrations by Kay Smith
Astro-Tarot cards copyright © Russell Grant Astrology Ltd Text copyright © Russell Grant Astrology Ltd www.russellgrant.com

Card Deck Genres:

TAROT , ASTROLOGY

Creator:

Russell Grant

Kabbala Pathworking

TRANSFORMATION CARDS

SINGLE DECK

The beautiful cards in this deck were carefully created using powerful archetypes and symbols that actually have the ability to transform consciousness. They are a roadmap to higher consciousness. The front of each card has a picture you can meditate with, that will stimulate your unconscious mind, promoting your personal evolutionary journey. It also shows the Path number. The back of each card shows the number of the Path in its position on the Tree of Life, the color of the Path, the major arcana tarot card it corresponds to, the stone or crystal it resonates with, and the Hebrew name of the Path, also given in English. The symbols for the chakras are also shown on the back, each on a circle called a Sephiroth in Hebrew, that represents a specific aspect of the God-Goddess consciousness.

You are embarking on an amazing journey into self, starting your meditations with Path 32 at the base of the Tree of Life and travelling upwards in reverse number order towards heightened awareness and higher development in all areas of your being and your life. As you feel yourself transforming and your awareness expanding, your outer world circumstances improve, blocks evaporate, challenges become exciting opportunities. Even your family and friends will be affected in a positive way by the energy of this deck when you use it. It expands your psychic abilities, opens and develops your chakras, enhances spiritual development, and leads you to become a manifester of your own reality. Many would call its transformative qualities magical. When used to promote your personal spiritual journey, it is best to move through the deck one card at a time. Try meditating on each card just before bed, so your unconscious can work on it as you sleep.. Remember this is not a toy. This is a powerful transformational tool that just happens to be enjoyable and enlightening to work with. Every time you repeat the journey through the cards, your awareness grows to new heights.

Included is a journal, so you can track your dreams, and experiences along the way. Also included is a Guidebook that will highlight specific areas in your life that each Path helps you to deal with. If you’re having issues with a specific thing, just draw the card that helps you to deal with it, and let the card’s transformative energy fill your gaze, transforming your mindset. You can also meditate with just that one card daily until your problem is resolved.

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Creator:

Sandy Anastasi

Rider Waite Black & White Tarot

TAROT IN BLACK & WHITE

Dark Rose Divination

AN ALTERNATIVE DECK FOR FREE SPIRITS

SINGLE DECK

This gorgeous deck is full of dramatic imagery that doesn't shy away from the darker or more difficult aspects of the human experience. With 78 cards the combinations are endless leaving you with clear direction on each card and making them great for self-reading. Any single card draw can answer your question in depth. They are designed to be predictive, intuitive and wholly enjoyable to use.

Card directives are on every card but that is where the similarity to tarot ends. There are no suits or trumps or any alignment to tarot. This deck is for those who love cards, love reading and enjoy mystery and intrigue. They happily visit a little darker energy for excitement, but the brighter side of life is equally represented. You can conduct a full layout of these cards, or a rolling Spread as easily as single card draws. The directives on the cards are specific but they are not so narrow that they can't be used to create relationships with the other cards.

Dark Rose Divination offers a unique reader experience with straight forward messages for those looking for objective input or you can meditate on the image alone. These cards get a lot of attention at psychic fairs! They are my most handled deck by the public wandering by, we all have a bit of naughtiness in us and these cards encourage you to take a light-hearted approach to those human foibles while using the forewarning to prepare or avoid them when they occasionally come to the fore.

Dorothy’s rolling spread allows you to create a story where the first cards drawn lead to a new question. An exciting way to draw cards for yourself offering specific information through real time.

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Card Deck Genres:

ORACLE , SPIRITUALITY , TAROT

Creator:

Dorothy Holder

Figuratively Speaking Tarot

A WATERCOLOR TAROT DECK OF EXPLORATION, INTROSPECTION, AND EMOTIONAL PROCESSING.

The Akashic Alchemystic Tarot Deck

COME INTO KNOWING YOUR SOUL AND ITS PATH THROUGH ACCESSING YOUR AKASHIC RECORDS!

SINGLE DECK

Are you struggling and looking for assistance on the path? Are you desiring to know more about who you are and your soul's calling? Have you ever fancied your own Akashic Records Tarot Deck to assist you with accessing your Akasha and/or the Akasha of others to tap into things like your Soul Path and Purpose, tools to heal your life and what the Universe has to share with you that is in your Soul Records?

Well now it is HERE! Welcome home to your Soul through The Akashich Alchemystic Tarot!

Invite your Soul to a cup of tea as you connect to your Akasha utilising the tools of this deck and guidebook! The Akashic Alchemystic Tarot Deck is an Oracle deck by definition, yet also within it some aspects of traditional tarot which when it applies are reflected within the deck. This deck is designed as a way for you to be able to access your Akasha (Akashic Records/Soul Records) and the Akasha of others through readings/sessions.

Each card chosen gives you the opportunity to be guided by your Soul and its Path through the Akasha as it reveals its essence to you. The Akashic Alchemystic Tarot Deck and Guidebook is designed for all~ from beginner to advanced. For those whom are either new to oracle or tarot decks and/or the Akasha, this deck and book will be a guide of getting yer feet wet into diving into the aspects of such. Equally, for those whom are more advanced in Oracle/Tarot and/or have been on my course The Akashic Records (Soul Mediumship) Course, fancy to be on the course, and/or have the wisdom of such already through other means, this deck and guidebook will be a complimentary way to be able to access your Akasha and the Akasha of others.

Each card, whether visible or invisible, is embedded with multi~dimensional vibrational frequency energies, Light Codes, Light Rays, and Light Language that will be what your Soul requires each moment you receive a card. The wisdom given within the guidebook goes hand in hand with the deck to assist you to know what each card means and to dive deeper in expanding the wisdom of your Soul and its records. So come dive deep into the Sea of The Akashic Alchemystic Tarot Deck and Guidebook, moving through the vortex portal of the infinite Soul records that is the Akasha to see what the wisdom holds to touch, move, and inspire your life into thriving aliveness!

Card Deck Genres:

ORACLE , TAROT

Eros Tarot

AN NSFW DECK BASED ON THE RIDER-WAITE TAROT

NLP タロット

JAPANESE NLP TAROT

SINGLE DECK

タロット占い簡易版: タロット占いは、「未来に何が起こるか」やあなたがどうすべきかを告げるものではない。それは、ランダムに選んだカードそれぞれの意味(として示唆されたもの)を、(ある程度「直観的に」)使って解釈することにより、新しい独創的な洞察が無意識の心からたち現れるのを可能とするのだ。このためには、「もし私が…したなら、どうなるか?」とか「この特定の領域で、今私の人生に起こっていることは何か?」というように質問する(イエス・ノー・クエスチョンは避ける)。それからカードをシャッフル・カットする。簡単な3枚スプレッドでは、あらかじめ3枚のカードの位置の意味を決めておく(例:現在の状況‐課題‐チャンス、あるいはリソース‐足りないもの‐解決法、または過去‐現在‐未来、など)

NLPのコーチング・セッションには7つの主要なステップがある (RESOLVE).。これらはリチャード・ボルスタッドの本「リゾルブ」に詳しく説明されている。このカードにおいては、NLPの勉強をしたことのない人のためにプロセスを簡略化してある。もしあなたがNLPの勉強をしたことがあるなら、自分の知っているもっと詳細なプロセスを行いたいと思うかもしれない。 タロットの22枚の大アルカナは、リゾルブモデルの7つのステップが対応する、変化の各段階をあらわしている. - リチャード・ボルスタッド

Card Deck Genres:

LEARNING & COACHING , THERAPY , TAROT

The SÏRÏ Tarot

A LIFE´S EXPERIENCE THROUGH THE EYES OF AN ARTIST

SINGLE DECK

The SÏRÏ Tarot

I have always been here
I have always seen
I have always dreamt
and always felt
All is now and now is all

The SÏRÏ Tarot is a collection of healing art. As all my art has a story- and it- the story-has no end and no beginning.
The SÏRÏ Tarot deck is perpetuous and can be used any way you like it. Draw cards wherever whenever and for whatever feeling. It will help, it will guide, it will assist and mentor your journey as is has mine.
The traditional tarot is one seen and created from a man´s perspective, and the art can be seen as very strict and controlled.
The SÏRÏ Tarot is a divine Feminine deck, created through the channel SÏRÏ - the Way of seeing the World from an unconditional perspective. The non-personal, non-materialistic and simplistic angle is very much present, and all dimensions are represented. The density if the deck can be compared to ephemeral feelings, as there is no dense feeling to it!
The energy is tangible, and can also be felt with the olfactory sense. Tingling and vibrating sensation might be felt.
The art
Channel SÏRÏ has been drawing and painting as long as she remembers and the signs and symbols were with her all the way. It is true; life lived forward - understood backwards in a retrospective way.

Major arcana and Minor arcana

As per the old tradition the SÏRÏ Tarot is composed of two parts; Major and Minor Arcana
The Major Arcana has one additional card; the Mermaid.
The minor arcana has one additional suit. The Minor Arcana will be published at a later point in time.

All artworks are of the Divine Feminine Energy and will guide all humanity.
Hence the Light language symbols. On each card there is a hidden message for each and every reader of the deck.

All the artwork is available for purchase.

Enjoy the Major Arcana of the SÏRÏ Tarot!

Creator:

Siri S Opli

Victorian Tarot

DELICIOUSLY WHIMSICAL FOR LOVERS OF THE 1800S

SINGLE DECK

Victorian Tarot is a conceptual deck revisiting the era of Downton Abbey, Jane Austen and Sherlock Holmes. Take a deep dive into this more traditional style of tarot deck. 78 cards incorporating both the major and minor arcana. Dorothy has opted to move back in time to when the pip cards were Clubs, spades, hearts and diamonds.
The Atmosphere of the cards is true to the period, but Occultism has taken second place to spirituality and more immediate concerns when reading for oneself in the 21st century. The messages are clear and easy to place in a modern world. It is easy to enjoy these cards and align a draw with any queries.
The images are delicious! Each card has a pictorial Guide (see the guide cards in the more information section), and a message which can be helpful when looking for self-help. This is a great deck for beginners and experienced readers alike as the complex images have meaning that is easy to see and understand and the pictorial guide is just a tap away for every single card.
Deckible has some amazing features. When you use a blank canvas all the cards are laid out at the bottom. Tap on reveal/flip and all the cards turn over so you can go through the deck in the same way you would with a printed deck. Slide any card onto the canvas for a more detailed look. Choose a layout or create your own. Save your reading in the app, they are dated so you can see when you did the draw too.
Many learners love using journals. After you complete a draw if you decide you want to refer back to it. Click the Journal feature. Type or voice to type any entries, thoughts and ideas around the reading. It is a great learning experience and allows you to see how far you have come over time, assess the quality of a reading and develop a deeper understanding of how to reconcile cards drawn in the past with current events. A neat tool.

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Card Deck Genres:

TAROT

Creator:

Dorothy Holder